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Obama boosts employment opportunities for veterans, families
November 23, 2011
President of the United States Barack Obama
Soldiers treated to final Thanksgiving meal in Iraq
November 23, 2011
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Johnson of the Kentucky National Guard's 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade pours gravy on the plate of a Soldier as Army Col. Scott Campbell, 149th MEB commander, observes at Victory Base Complex, Iraq, on Nov. 20, 2011. The meal celebrated Thanksgiving for the remaining troops on VBC and was also the last hot meal served before the dining facility closed.
Connecticut Air National Guard reaches milestone with 100th turbofan engine
November 23, 2011
Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Maintenance Squadron and members of the senior enlisted advisory council commemorate the squadron's 100th overhaul of the TF34, or turbofan, engine at the centralized repair facility at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn., Oct. 10, 2011. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau (front row, second from left) attended the commemoration event.
Five-year-old cancer survivor reports for duty as a Guard member for a day
November 22, 2011
Donovan Benzin became a Guard member for a day at the 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Miller showed Donovan how to fly a C-130 aircraft on a simulator.
D.C. National Guard, Army Huey takes its final flight
November 22, 2011
The last remaining Huey in the U.S. Army takes off from Davison Army Airfield, Va. The D.C. Guard flew the historic model to Ozark, Ala., where it is being refurbished as a U.S. Air Force trainer.
Massachusetts Air Guard Wing passes first inspection near perfect
November 22, 2011
Members of the 102nd Security Forces Squadron receive feedback by an Air Combat Command inspector during the units first Compliance Inspection since its re-designation as an Intelligence Wing in 2008.
Tajik Ministry of Defense, Virginia Guard look to future
November 21, 2011
A group of Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Virginia National Guard meet with the commander of the PKO battallion and some of his staff members during a trip to Tajikistan, June 13 to 19, 2011.
Guard members highlight combatives program through mixed-martial arts
November 21, 2011
Army Sgt. Jeremy Koerper of the Missouri National Guard's 1138th Military Police Company is declared the winner over Bob Spencer at the Fight-Me Mixed Martial Arts League event on Nov. 11, 2011 at the St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Koerper beat his opponent in the second round.
California Guard members save lives in mock collapsed building
November 21, 2011
Combat engineers from the Ropes Platoon, 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, secure a vehicle so it doesn't fall while victims are being rescued during the 2011 Arizona Vigilant Guard Exercise Nov. 4, 2011, in Phoenix. The Ropes platoon, which utilizes ropes and pulleys to open up confined spaces and rescue victims, is one of three platoons designated as part of the search and extraction team.
Guard units prepped by big Army for capital air defense mission
November 21, 2011
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery, South Carolina National Guard, send a stinger missile downrange from the Humvee-mounted Avenger missile system at Range 91 near Oro Grande, N.M., Oct. 23, 2011.